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Yup. The whole enemy army that Xie Zheng and others were looking down on was gonna attack. Her action basically caused a distraction and made the enemy group split up to see what is going on and the main army waiting. So Xie Zheng group went to attack and the small group was attacked by the soldiers on the cliff with her. Like Gongsun Yi saying she was lucky lol

The poor guy impersonating Xie Zheng all flustered with the back and forth and then Yan Zheng pulling out his Xie Zheng 😩 then we get his inner thoughts “This isn’t what we discussed” 😅

I do like them switching out the hunting scene for her confronting little Sui. So many of her villagers stood up for her and her hearing it.

Too many angry with Changyu “what if” situations. Xie Zheng, Gongsun Yi, Xie Wei, etc reaction/actions show that we as viewer aren’t supposed to take her action seriously especially with them all were ready and waiting to charge if necessary anyway when the squad came out. If anything like Xie Zheng said Shi Yue’s suspicious nature made him take a small army in bc of her action vs the original plain of that large army Zheng and all were watch from above.

Also I’m assuming the pig squad was even able to take that little Sui is bc Xie Wu so… they enabled her action 😅 him knowing her position and her relation to Xie Zheng let her and then went to report it to him. The poor guy stuck in between. Always at the scene of the crime which made him the best go to for gossip but him in a tough position lol

In the adaptation Changyu is driven a lot more by emotion and a lot of her actions is in worry of her husband… the Marquis who she think is a nobody and while strong still a commoner that higher ups are willing to sacrifice.

In the novel & adaptation still got Sui army diverting while a small group try to sneak in. The change? Marquis is in action and is aware of the sneak in vs unaware and Changyu stumbled up in while hunting. It looks like Changyu’s action is what caused Shi Yue to bring a small group to sneak in bc of Shi Yue’s suspicious nature according Xie Zheng otherwise the main army was gonna attack. So they got rid of the hunting and her sneaking up on the small army sneaking in and raiding their compound for her using the Sui brother to bargain for the goods.

While Changyu action in the novel and drama was considered reckless but her way about it in the novel was slightly strategic and necessary bc that small army was moving in when she stumbled upon them. The drama was definitely reckless action of the pig squad to basically go rogue and the reason was to get the goods. In both instances they got lucky.

I don’t think she was punished in the novel… mainly bc again she stumbled upon the sneak in vs this was a proactive action of the squad. The marquis and his people watched over but since they all watched over he does need to punish and we saw Xie Zheng take over Yan Zheng in that moment when his vvoice got deeper and authoritative

At the end if it all it’s cause and effect of him hiding he damn identity 🤦🏻‍♀️ the drama made him softer and in turn made her softer bc in the novel he is cold and domineering and she in turn is always in a battle with him. The matched in the novel and matched in the drama

The screenwriter was great at building up characters and storyline that I agree with others needing more that 40 episodes to keep that momentum but sadly we are limited. So it’ll be interesting to see how things progress.

“If XZ keeps this kind of generaling up I'm shipping Changyu with Li Huai An.” Li Huai An is definitely no better lol in the novel he sees all these infighting especially the power manipulation his family is doing and rationalizing they it’s a sacrifice that is needed. They’re all the same mindset of willing to sacrifice innocent ppl and even turning them against each other “for the greater good”

If you don’t like the ML bc he is cold, you won’t like the novel. The ml in the novel is a lot colder and it’s why I had my reservation on Linghe casting bc he didn’t have that cold face I imaged the character. The drama softened up the character a lot so Linghe appearance fits the adaptation version

I’m interested to see how they’ll do the scenes of her out hunting, coming across the enemies trying to sneak in, intercepting, stealing their goods. From the preview we got them arriving back successfully, getting punished, etc.

I was a bit confused at the beginning with the princess arrival making me think I missed an episode or scenes especially when we get a little flashback when she mentioned that the pig squad helped her. I’m curious how they’ll portray her snatching the enemies inventory

His initial order to have lightly injured in his tent (and it was mainly the injured soldiers close to him) was in the novel BUT it was bc of Changyu. In the drama he did it before he knew she was at the camp. The tents were over crowded and he moved the lightly injured to his tent to make rooms in the other one and the shuffling created empty tents to put the severely injured. Also him refusing the medicine and to use it for the soldiers instead.

I’ve mentioned before how the drama version of Yan/Xie Zheng is softer than the novel. You see it a bit more of him caring for his soldiers with him rearranging them around and letting the least injured be in his tent. In the novel he let the least injured soldiers… the ones higher up be in his tent to blend to make his deception more believable… after he realize she’s at the camp…. basically self serving. Of course the biggest is when he apologized to her.

In the novel they got her all these advisors trying to teach her and all of them quitting in frustration lol

Changyu cute uneducated self calling the princess qi beholden 😂 this reminds me of a bit in the novel and wonder if they’ll include it in the drama

It’s bc he isn’t plain skinny. I remember him saying he gained weight/muscle mass for the role. He has a big head lol and with the weight gain he looks proportionate to me. Overdo and especially the one he’s currently filming he’s back to being skinny

Love these last two episodes! The pig squad squad is such a nice addition. Changyu herself naturally injects humor bc of her simple mindedness that misinterprets things that leaving others staring at her lol The addition of the squad really gives scenes more heart. We still have more scenes of seeing her growth as a general so I’m excited to see her hone in her raw talent. Loved the two old men acting like children in the novel and loved it in the drama as well! I’m interested to see how far Qianqian’s son and that guy get. I also really like the scene of Changyu looking down the mountain and seeing the army formation as the move on and then to Xie Zheng looking up as well!

The voice actor is the same one that dubbed him in the princess royal

I think ppl described it as slow bc basically half the drama is spent at the village. I think episode 19 is when we fully move on from it and now in the newest episode 22 or something we finally get to the army camp.

It’s not one of those high impact right from the start and we know everything type of drama and some expected that and was disappointed. It’s slow in the sense we follow the leads living in this town, interacting and getting to know its villagers. It’s like the slice of life and slowly we get introduced to supporting character as the war looms closer. All these mysteries slowly gets revealed and some episodes ppl called it filler bc it didn’t involve enough for the main leads but it’s important bc it reveals some mysteries and explains upcoming new characters. The romance isn’t the full focus, it’s set on a pretty flushed out backdrop of politics, war, etc. So don’t expect pure romance. I loved the novel so I’m loving its adaptation. So it’ll all just depends on what you look for in a drama, like o mentioned some were disappointed bc it didn’t meet their expectations. You mentioned not feeling the male lead bc he seems too rich and delicate. I’ve seen other not feeling the female lead bc they can’t understand how she became a general with the few episodes they’ve seen.

Yup. The novel is about Changyu’s journey to becoming a general. Watching her rising in ranks, restoring her family's honor, etc. It’s what drew me to the novel and became a fan of the novel and then finds out it was being adapted.